Gloaty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gloaty is an adjective meaning Characterized by or resembling gloating.
Meaning
Characterized by or resembling gloating.
Example Sentences
[…] I saw Rosita and José, hand in hand, doing a sort of gloaty, derisive fandango for the torturing of Pete.
1947, Rex Stout, Too Many Women, Thorndike Press & Chivers Press, 1999, Chapter 24, p. 233, “This,” Cramer declared in as gloaty a tone as I had ever heard from him, “is really rich. […] ”
The rest of the town looked like servant’s quarters surrounding the “big house.” And different from everybody else in the town he put off moving in until it had been painted, in and out. And look at the way he painted it—a gloaty, sparkly white.
2014, Rick Owens, cited by Alexander Fury in “Rick Owens and the Dark Art of Creativity,” The Independent, 17 October, 2014, I don’t have to do anything I don’t want to. It’s not like I’m obligated to make any compromises, which is a wonderful thing. I probably sound a little gloaty to say that, or a little boastful, but it’s significant.
Synonyms for gloaty
Depending on context, synonyms include smug.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include braggardly, glowsome, gossiply, goadlike, gossiplike, gigglesome.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.